Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15


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W&sazNaE1M, Feb- u. SENATOR Pists,
from she Commit1ee CD Territories, %
day submitted an adEer1s fepor1 On lie
bili - ehanas he tine q meeting q
tie Legislative Assembty Of W4shinRtun
Tsrrisary. The biz Fssssd he Ho1ss
l1gt Nay. Ihe eommitl1e STATE that
eorrespnndeRes vas &c onee Opened ~
| the G0ssFnsF Of lie IerrftsFy and etheE
pEomfnent citizens g. 70 ths adsisaoflity
/ u SIZE Pass1gs Of saeh bills ard daring
/ The pFessns session the eorFespo1dsnne
sas renewed Ths Governor and th0ss
/ whom they fnterFoRaGsd. after ssatine
beth sides Of the question. recommend-
ed change TIE committee has en-
deaT0Eed 70 ascertain The visws o.
men Of standing Of both political
/ parties. and i Il satisfied that the
wsiEha Of 0pinion - aRAinss the meettnR
sf the Legislature this sprfne. especially
- ihs farming ssasun = niGh. Ihe
principal reason n0E urged f0E an early
AAA11oA&AA Va aAAO A@EAANAAAte4l - A-AANA -
may repeai the gross earnings tax lac,
bat attenfion Il called 10 the taet that
the bill 90 mako Surveyed railroad lands
subiest 20 local taxation did not pass
Congress until LAST July, snd that Is TIE
ress0s an early session did not exist
when the House passed the present bib.
No assurance is given that the Leeisiz-
turs will repeal the gr0sB earnings tax
iaW II is Is called together, OF that . ma
iorify Of the members thereof OF etkl-
xsns OF the Territory desire ice repeal.
The coDmittee says that IL special
emergency arises or exists, the G5veEnol
IL legally empowered 70 call an exfr1
session Is - believed By the commitse.
,, that at least three ether Territories holt
. their elections and convene their LsRis
. lafures fourteen months apart.
Senator Butler, OF the same commit
I | tee, files minority report, which fay
ors the passage Of the bill 70 chang
the time Of meeting Of the Legislature
| TIE report states shat the Legislature
| wiIl. without doubt. repeal the Rros
earnings tax law Figures are submit
I ted which are intended 70 show that ]
the Legislature 10 permitted TO NEE
}. early and repeal said law, the Nor her
/ Pacific Railway will be compelled 3
= pas into the treasures Of the dfifeFen
counties In the Territory 1857 900 9
Z taxes on their lands. They nov pay q
4 taxes thereon. A letter from Commil
sioner Sparks 10 quoted, wherein
stated the number Of acres OF surveye
!, lands. The minority Of the eemmitts
! figure that $4,000 acres are 1axabll
\ that q reasonable valuation b $3.50 Pc
4 acre. Multiplying these By 10 mill
! kthe average rate Of taxation, will CAV
the above sum, and will have tbs effes
70 reduce private taxes In she Territol
nearly one half. This Is the pFincip'
reason urged By the minority for 8
early session. The report recommend
ie thas the Legislature be authorized
D convene the first Monday In March.
q This has created mach interest -
o. discussion here. Il has assumed q p
'e Iitical aspect. It is understood ~
3 every Republican member Of the con
70 mittee voted for the adverse report, a.
% every Denocratie member for q
"a minority. The reports are expected
N be called up in the Senate early Oh
n week. From present Appearances. vi
es the possible exception Of Wan Wye
the vote will be strictly party or
70 The adverse report will probably
~ adopted, thus defeating the bill for
y Legislative session this spring.